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I used 3 visa gift cards + cash to buy an iPad. Yes Apple will take multiple payments. I’m not sure about the payment plan.
 
ok, I am confused.. my last 2 phones I was able to set up payment plan with Verizon over the course of 2 years... you are saying they don't allow you to do that any longer?


No I'm saying I don't know if you can pay half with gift cards / trade in and the rest on a payment plan.
 
Have not looked into the various 0% loan/payment plans the carriers and Apple have (bought my 8 outright and my 6 was back in the days of subsidized phones), so forgive me if this is a dumb question/idea/impossible.

Sign-up for payment plan via carrier or Apple, and then use whatever you get for old device and the gift cards to pay down the "debt"?

That way, can get the payment plan stuff out of the way pre pre-order, so that when ordering goes live 12:01 PDT, can hopefully get in on first day delivery.
 
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Thank you Damon..lol. you hit the nail on the head. I am 46 years old and make good money. The question was a simple one, I have a few gift cards with money on them and I have a trade in of my old phone.. Why wouldn't I use that as available cash towards this new overpriced phone? lol.. I am not sure what these people don't understand about my question

Serious question - and you may be joking but...

Why would you buy a phone that you think is overpriced? Have you considered the 8/8+?
 
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Pay the balance upfront. And from your bank end convert the amount into an EMI.
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Nope. Ideally, if you need to save for a Phone in a developed country, you just can’t afford it. Until your checking account averages at least USD 10k plus at its lowest, and also increases by say USD 1000+ each month after paying everything, you really can’t truly afford a USD 1000 phone.

What? Are you telling me or the OP? You should probably explain this to him/her. I can’t say the OP really cares about all that but thanks anyway!!
 
Serious question - and you may be joking but...

Why would you buy a phone that you think is overpriced? Have you considered the 8/8+?
YES $1000 for a cell phone is overpriced but I still want one..lol. I would never consider the 8/8plus, I hate those bezels.
 
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